Recently, Professor Seo Kyoungduk, an expert in Korean culture promotions, created a brochure to help promote the culture of South Korea. Written in English to appeal to a foreign audience, the brochure lists and explains several things that represent Korea, such as “안녕하세요” (Hello), Korean food, the traditional Korean house, hangul and hanji, and the hanbok.

In addition to these symbols of Korean culture, the professor’s brochure also contains a section on the “Hallyu” phenomenon and its steadily increasing popularity around the globe. In order to entice young readers to keep the pamphlet, Professor Seo Kyoungduk included Girls’ Generation as representative of “Hallyu”.

In response to the girls being featured so prominently in the brochure, SM Entertainment stated that “with Girls’ Generation participating in the Korean culture promotion brochure, we plan to expand and promote Korean culture more throughout the world.”

Seriously, this is an honor for the girls. In order to expand korean culture, out of all girl or boy groups, the professor included SNSD. This is great.. Hoho.. Surely, SNSD is getting well known around the world and they can help to expand korean culture.. Way to go SNSD..

i cannot even imagine the honor that the girls
and their families feel over being chosen as
representatives of korea on so many occasions.
they are not only idols and artists carrying the
message of music, they are ambassadors and
representatives carrying the message of their
country. i do not know artists that have taken
on this responsibility so well. they make their
country proud, and make us all want to know
more about their culture!!!